The Effect of Baby Massage on Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment

NCT ID: NCT05813782

Last Updated: 2023-04-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-03

Study Completion Date

2023-08-15

Brief Summary

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This study was conducted to determine the effect of baby massage on postpartum depression and maternal attachment in the postpartum period.

Detailed Description

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The transition to motherhood is one of the life stages that brings about stress and change. Primiparous mothers, who will experience motherhood for the first time due to anxiety about the unknown, may experience more stress and their communication with their babies may deteriorate. In this process, the mother's seeing, touching and interacting with her baby positively affects her perception of her baby. The easiest and most natural way to do this is baby massage. Touching and massaging the baby maintains the baby's body contact, which strengthens the baby's sense of trust and supports the mother's development of attachment behavior. It also reduces mothers' levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and relieves depressive symptoms.

Conditions

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Depression, Postpartum Maternal Behavior Attachment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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No intervention arms

Primiparous mothers in this group answered the postpartum depression scale (pre-test) before discharge from the hospital. No intervention was made in addition to routine postnatal care. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental arms

Primiparous mothers in the experimental group answered the postpartum depression scale before baby massage training. Afterwards, baby massage training (30 min.) was given. Baby model, baby massage video CD and brochure were used in the training. Primiparous mothers were told to apply baby massage regularly for 15 minutes, once a day, every day from the 5th to 42nd day after birth. An "Baby Massage Follow-up Form" was given to primiparous mothers to record the days of massage. Baby massage application order was provided by phone calls twice a week. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Baby Massage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Baby massage training (30 minutes) was given to primiparous mothers before they were discharged from the hospital. Baby massage training consists of sections that explain the importance of massage, preparation for massage, stages of baby massage and situations that need attention. Primiparous mothers were told to do this massage to their babies in the postpartum period. Baby massage video CD, brochure and baby oil were given to primiparous mothers for an effective baby massage.

Interventions

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Baby Massage

Baby massage training (30 minutes) was given to primiparous mothers before they were discharged from the hospital. Baby massage training consists of sections that explain the importance of massage, preparation for massage, stages of baby massage and situations that need attention. Primiparous mothers were told to do this massage to their babies in the postpartum period. Baby massage video CD, brochure and baby oil were given to primiparous mothers for an effective baby massage.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primiparous,
* Cesarean section,
* Having a single baby,
* Between the ages of 19-35,
* Literate
* Effective communication.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having a premature baby,
* Mother and baby have a disease that prevents massage,
* Loss of vision and hearing.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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TC Erciyes University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ayla KORKMAZ

asst. prof.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

Locations

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Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

Tokat Province, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof.

Role: CONTACT

(0356) 252 16 16

Facility Contacts

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Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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22-KAEK-084

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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